lù蓼
蓼
archaic
literary
Meaning of 蓼
蓼 means tall and luxuriant (of plants). Pronounced lù.
- tall and luxuriant (of plants)
Character Info
Radical艹
Strokes14
Stroke Order
蓼
Definitions & Examples
Shī诗
jīng经
yǒu有
yún云
：
'
Xí隰
yǒu有
cháng苌
chǔ楚
，
yī猗
nuó傩
qí其
zhī枝
。
Tiān天
zhī之
wò沃
wò沃
，
lè乐
zǐ子
zhī之
wú无
zhī知
。
'
Zhù
jiā注
jiě家
yī解
'
nuó猗
tóng傩
'
yǐ同
'
nǐ旖
yì旎
'
，
huò亦
yǔ或
lù与
'
zhī蓼
'
gāo之
dà高
yì大
tōng意
通
。
The Book of Songs says: 'In the lowland is the carambola tree, so graceful are its branches...' Commentators explain 'graceful' is similar to 'luxuriant,' which may connect to the meaning of 'lù' (tall and large).
Lù蓼
lù蓼
zhě者
é莪
，
fěi匪
é莪
yī伊
hāo蒿
。
Āi哀
āi哀
fù父
mǔ母
，
shēng生
wǒ我
qú劬
láo劳
。
Luxuriant is the mugwort, not the mugwort but wormwood. Alas, my parents, who bore me with such toil.